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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Australian artists accuse popular AI imaging app of stealing content, call for stricter copyright laws

An AI-generated image of Guardian reporter Caitlin Cassidy made by the Lensa app
An AI-generated image of Guardian reporter Caitlin Cassidy made by the Lensa app. Photograph: Caitlin Cassidy/The Guardian

Australian artists say Lensa, the app that uses artificial intelligence to generate self-portraits, is stealing their content and are calling for stricter copyright laws that keep up with AI-generated art.

But the parent company behind the app has defended its use of images, saying Lensa learns to create portraits just as a human would – by learning different artistic styles.

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